Why the Gettysburg Address so effective? --Julie, Ben, Kenny, & Tecia

Around the time of the Civil War the United States really just needed unity. With Lincoln's speech he expresses this in a positive way. He uses "we" a lot throughout the Address and he expresses that they are all in this together. The audience is for the nation as a whole. With lines 21 and 22 we really can get a sense that the government wants everyone to stand together.

The last paragraph really states that the brave men who lost their lives did it for a reason and that we need to not let them die in vein. We also think that this speech was extremely effective just because during this time everything was so negative and this speech gave them a silver lining. All these men are dying and this is why. It's recognizing reality, but giving it a purpose. It seems like this speech was exactly what the country needed to hear. The message was really important and obviously got through.